Mgobezeleni Catchment and Estuary

Mgobezeleni Catchment and Estuary - Southern Africa : To document all the species within the catchment area for Lakes Mgobezeleni and Shazibe and the smal

To document all the species within the catchment area for Lakes Mgobezeleni and Shazibe and the small Mgobezeleni Estuary which reaches the sea at Sodwana Bay. This is the study area for an ongoing research project which is focusing on the linkages between hydrology and ecology in this system. This is a catchment that relies on groundwater to support a wide variety of wetland habitats. Habitats in the catchment range from coastal dune forest to swamp forest, mangroves to sedge swamps and coastal grasslands to seashore.